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The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform Mr. Dermot Ahern T.D. has opened a new block in Portlaoise Prison which can accommodate 200 prisoners... Read more...
Five people have been arrested after police exchanged fire with suspected dissident republicans in Co. Fermanagh over the weekend Read more...
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The Minister for Social and Family Affairs Mary Hanafin T.D., has welcomed the publication of the Survey on Income and Living Conditions in Ireland results for 2008 by the Central Statistics Office... Read more...
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Local banks must increase lending to viable local businesses at reasonable terms, according to Northern Finance Minister, Sammy Wilson Read more...
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Dave Barckow is without a doubt one of the hardest working guys in rock and roll. Having formed and fronted several of his own trad/rock bands (Trigger, Alternatrad, Smirk) as well as playing with Celtic Cross, Raglan Road and countless others over the years, the singer/songwriter/guitarist/drummer (what a show-off), known affectionately by his many friends and fans as 'The Dude', is one of the most well-known faces on the tri-state music scene Read more...
Andy Cooney has been christened by The New York Times as "Irish America's Favorite Son." Now, for the second year in a row Andy Cooney will headline The Magic of Christmas at Carnegie Hall on December 8th Read more...
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Let me get right into this: I was listening today to a guy who is facing what he said would be the worst Christmas in his memory for himself, his wife and his children... Read more...
It's unusual for a woman to be a misogynist but I must admit that I much prefer the company of men to that of chattering females with interests I don't share... Read more...
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Michael Moriarty has always been one of my favorite actors and given that he is an Irish American, I thought he'd be the perfect lead off to a series of interviews with notable Americans of Irish ancestry... Read more...
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On Thursday December 3rd the Ancient Order of Hibernians are having a benefit to support the AOH Christmas appeal fund at O'Reilly's Pub (31st Street and Broadway) with entertainment by Tom Casey... Read more...
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The Republic of Ireland were the victims of an outrageous injustice as France qualified for the World Cup finals of 2010 in South Africa as the result of a goal in the Stade de France that should have been disallowed because of handball Read more...
Despite a sluggish first half display against a game Fiji side, Ireland ran out comfortable winners in the second of their Guinness Test series at the rain sodden RDS last Saturday night Read more...
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